Hope some of you may get something from this:
http://checkyourself.com/
Wha? I looked and looked and couldn't find anything about not swimming until one hour after eating.
Heartland Rocks!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EK9opsMo0jg
btw, kids if your parents have not talked to you about these things, then force the matter upon them. if they are uninformed and have no answeres, then inform yourself and enlighten them to some of the real problems that teens face.
you will all in the long run make your own decisions and i wouldnt tell you they are bad ones, but please make sure they are educated decisions.
Check yourself
The sad part is, man, too many parents are kids who haven't grown up themselves...Originally Posted by funkymcstain
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
as being a 34 year old father of a 15 year old, i have to admit that he has grown up seeing just that part of me that you are talking about there. my step kids and 4 year old dont know any part of all that.
having said that, my 15 year is an awesome kid. he's an ace in school and on guitar. he does not smoke pot even tho the majority of his musician crowd freinds do. he spent half of his life in the inner city and now goes to a fairly rich school district just outside of town. most of the parents are typical middle upper class yuppie types. the kids are uninformed and dumb. they do more drugs than the inner city kids and have a higher rate of dui and drug related crimes. at least informed kids will smoke weed these dumb asses will inhale anything.
my other kids have all seen a more stable life and havnt been exposed to too much of anything. my 12 and 14 year old step kids get in more trouble and seem curious and likely to experiment with drugs and booze than my oldest.
wich brings up the last thing i will say. booze has ruined many more lives than pot ever will. it is dumb that one is leagal and the other not.
maple goodness......
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I met a man a few weeks ago that lost his wife about a year ago because someone, that was high on weed, ran into her car an killed her........ Very sad.
Also, I'd like to say, my step-daughters, who are allowed much more freedom then my daughter, get into all kinds of trouble. My daughter doesn't get into any trouble, whereas my two step-daughters are on permanent groundation until they are 18 LOL
Wow, great. Another substance website dedicated to abstinence that uses facts and stats out of context. presented in a 'hip' and 'cool' way to steer kids away from the evils of the devil's weed.
i must be the only hip hop fan here
Hhmm...it's starting to come together now.
Heartland Rocks!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EK9opsMo0jg
seth im unable to tell if your serious or speaking in jest
PRACTICE SAFE BANGING!!! play drums! My Pearl Session Kit
Nice one drummer. As funky said, kids will eventually choose their own way. Unfortunately those kids that have not yet had a bad experience with drugs wont give this a second thought. Those that have lost "loved" ones or have seen people close to them fail miserably in life because of drugs will be the ones to appreciate this website.
We had a rave party in melbourne last week and I was told how people (kids) were passing out and falling to the floor in fits because of drugs and I felt really sad. The most surprising thing is that I was also told in the 30 odd thousand people there, many of them were over 30.
Drugs aren't just a problem for kids. I've seen a lot of adults screw up their lives with drug use also. When I was playing around town, I knew quite a few local musicians, who used recreational drugs routinely (mostly pot and coke). Most of them couldn't hold down a steady day job, and lived in less than ideal conditions. Since I work in a job environment that requires most of us to hold a comercial drivers license (since they started random testing) I've seen quite a few people lose their jobs, and their livelyhoods over smoking pot. Pretty stupid if you ask me. Especially since we were given a lot of warning that it was coming, and told that a failure would be cause for automatic dismissal.
I too believe in a safe work environment. Although, is it fair that those who have the occassional smoke, and I mean occassional such as once in a blue moon, lose their job? I dont think so. What is your opnion on this?
hey im 13 so im like just in the teenage but im promised my self not to take the dam stuff as it just screws up your life and if i smoke ive told all my friends to beat me up i want to live as long as possible! :P
Re: Check Yourself
just because you dont drink, smoke or do drugs dont mean you will live forever...
my grandfather have smoked everyday since he was 13 and hes 80 now and still going strong...
i my self have smoked since i was 14 and im 24 now, and i dont get out of breath after running 10 steps, its all about keeping the body going...
i've smoked for 10 years now and the only thing wrong with my body is im alergic to a lot of things, and that is not a side effect of smoking....
but i can only say that you are a really smart kid, if you dont cave in to the presure... peer presure is a bad thing, can make most kids do all sorts of crazy things
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein
Does this mean that drummers are insane ?
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good on yea DR
to true
well Im glad to hear your 15 year olds taken a good path, it always seems like there is one curious kid that always gets into mischief
of course there is, usually more like 1 in 10 that dont get curious and mischeivous. it is nature and paret of growing up. the only point im making is if you are curious about anything, get some REAL information on it that isnt religious based or based on the opinions of dumbass kids and make the right choice.
maple goodness......
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That would be nice if kids did do that, but they usually just get all caught up in the moment, or just dont care much for researching it.
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Its quite sad- in the town next to me, you walk downtown, and at the ampitheater next to the library there is always a group of highschoolers (freshmen, even) doing pot. Everyone knows they're there, but the police ignore them. Its unpleasant when I find out that even nice kids I know are doing pot out by the library... Its good to know how many kids in my town are above the influence though.
Re: Check Yourself
When I was in my early teens I grew up In Chicago. Dope was everywhere and the influences and peer pressures were strong. There was a place that a kid could go to after school. It was called "Alternatives", and it was a government subsidized program, run by 4 of the coolest ladies I ever met. They would help with homework, had an arts n crafts program, they also would counsel kids. The best and most alluring part about Alternatives was they had music! Guitars, Marshall amps, and Ludwig drums! They got me into loving music and drumming for the first time. They could also jam! They would pick up the guitars and we would play with them. They taught me Smoke on The Water LOL, even went to a recording studio and I was on bongos and congas. Sadly they had to close due to lack of funds. Made me sad, I loved the place and will never forget the 4 jammin ladies. There should be more programs like this for kids, especially inner city kids.
Re: Check Yourself
Like all young people we always think....It won't happen to me....I'll just try it and before you know......you're doing it all the time and can't stop. The thing is none of us know who can "just try it" and never do it again or who will be doing itfor months, years a lifetime and can't stop. What a waste of a good life. I have seen it in my own life and friends and some just can't stop no matter how hard they try. I know there is help out there but is it really worth taking that chance? Is it worth wasting your life for?
I don't think so.
Last edited by brokenstix; 02-15-2011 at 05:25 AM.
Re: Check Yourself
I haven't had anyone pressure me to do drugs or drink, seeing as I'm only 13, but I do have a friend my age who had his mom let him get drunk. Not talking to kids is bad enough, but I can't think of a single excuse for actually allowing your child to get drunk under your supervision.
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